A group called Personal Ink, known as P.ink, has been helping to connect breast cancer survivors who want to turn their scars into art with volunteer tattoo artists for more than 10 years.Each ...

Only 15 percent of participants who had a double mastectomy expressed regret. Common Problems Sometimes individuals are unhappy with their results right after reconstruction.

A decade later, and after much self-reflection and research, I recently underwent surgery to remove my implants after experiencing continued pain and difficulties due to the implants becoming ...

The goal of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy or a double mastectomy is to restore a breast mound, or mounds. If only one breast is affected, surgery also can be done on your other breast. This ...

After undergoing a partial mastectomy, scar tissue caused pain and stiffness. Then, I found a simple exercise that helped immensely. As a 20-year breast cancer survivor, I have always had scar tissue ...

Erin Burnett, 36, got her mastectomy-scar tattoo more than three years after being diagnosed with stage II, triple-positive, invasive ductal carcinoma at 28. The breast cancer treatment and ...

The singer revealed her exercise routine to help recover from breast cancer surgery. Oncologists share the importance of ...

Tightness after a mastectomy could be caused by several changes to the body, including shortening of the chest muscles, new inflammation and scar tissue, or the impact of breast reconstruction on ...

Scar tissue in the armpit (cording) Some women develop scar tissue in the armpit after lymph node removal. The connective tissues in the armpit get inflamed, which forms one or more tight bands. This ...

During a conventional mastectomy, all your breast tissue is removed to treat breast cancer. A skin-sparing mastectomy is a newer technique that tries to preserve as much of the skin as possible.

After A Double Mastectomy, I Had To Ask Myself: ... Some day I’ll need to explain to her why I don’t have nipples, why I have thick, ugly patches of scar tissue. Some day I’ll need to tell her how ...

After a double mastectomy she thought her cancer nightmare was over, ... But as I was recovering from the surgery, I noticed a small spot just above the scar on my left breast.